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Historical Longines watches reach record figures in auctions

During the last auctions which took place last May, two historical Longines watches reached record figures. One of these models is a silver “Lindbergh Hour Angle” watch dating from 1931 and featuring a rotating graduated bezel, a double hour-circle, a rotating center dial and a hand-wound mechanical movement 18.69N. This timepiece is probably one of the first hour angle watches which have been sold. Indeed, Longines submitted a picture of the Lindbergh hour angle watch to the International Registration of Industrial Designs on 29 September 1931. The International Bureau of Industrial Property validated the certificate of deposit on 1 October 1931. The second model which raised the biddings is a hunter pocket watch in 18-carat gold from 1908, housing a hand-wound mechanical movement with minute-repeater. The two enameled decorations on the case are delicately worked, one with the view of the city of Constantinople and the other with a floral design.